Translation of a letter, from Nicolaus Cyrillus to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/C2/72

Date: 01 January 1732

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Concerning corrections to Cyrillus's article on the cold in February in Naples printed in 'Philosophical Transactions' (vol 36, no 410, p 142); concerning observations of Mount Vesuvius during September 1731; sends a paper entitled 'A history of the Earthquake, which in the year 1731 afflicted Apulia and almost the whole kingdom of Naples'

Reference number: EL/C2/72
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1732
Page extent: 7 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Nicola Cyrillo

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Nicola Cyrillo, Translation of a letter, from Nicolaus Cyrillus to Cromwell Mortimer, 01 January 1732, EL/C2/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_72/translation-of-a-letter-from-nicolaus-cyrillus-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 17 April 2026

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Letter, from Nicolaus Cyrillus to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Naples
Creator: Nicola Cyrillo Reference number: EL/C2/71

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters C2
1675-1736 Reference number: EL/C2

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